Many immigrant kids and teens flee violence in their home countries. Then, they get to the United States and navigate an immigration process that can …
Month: May 2017
Study shows cancer therapy may work in new and unexpected way
The body’s immune cells constantly work to achieve the right balance between being shoot-first, ask-questions-later enforcers that efficiently wipe out all diseased and infected cells …
When the medical student is no longer the most important person in the room
For the first two years of medical school, everything was all about us. Day one was our white coat ceremony. Our family and friends traveled …
Sand and waves: A Stanford physician reflects on her heritage
My childhood is shaped by sand and waves, and the steady memory of boogie boarding with my mother, falling onto wrinkled towels damp with the …
How Medicare payment changes affected home dialysis use
End-stage renal disease makes up 7.2 percent of Medicare spending, even though those patients represent less than 1 percent of the Medicare population, according to …
Life lessons after death: Stanford Medicine’s Lucy Kalanithi at TEDMED
"Have you heard of the book When Breath Becomes Air?" my boyfriend recently asked. I had indeed. We’ve written about the book’s author, the late neurosurgeon …
The song goes on: Living with non-obstructive heart disease
I became part of a statistic seven years ago. I’m among the 20 percent of heart disease patients whose illness couldn’t be prevented. I led …
Forensic DNA reveals more than we thought, and that’s both good and bad
What’s the most private piece of information someone could learn about you? The answer is probably different for everyone, but your genes have to rank …
Helping patients after cancer treatment
Doctors, nurses, patients and family members all celebrate the end of active cancer treatment, and yet patients often report experiencing complex emotions as they transition …
Hospital simulations inspire student innovators
In order to invent new medical devices to address problems in health care, the doctors and engineers in Stanford Biodesign’s year-long fellowship program spend up …
Atrial fibrillation more common than previously reported, study finds
Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia, affects millions of Americans. People with Afib can experience an irregular heartbeat, heart palpitations, shortness of …
Medtech CEO shares leadership lessons with Stanford Biodesign
Mike Mahoney has worked at health care companies ranging from start-ups to multinational organizations, including Boston Scientific, a medical device company where he is currently chairman and CEO. …
First genetic links to anorexia identified
For the first time, scientists have linked a specific region of the genome to anorexia nervosa risk. The findings, published today in the American Journal …
A peek at the scandalous history of anatomical illustration
Grave robbing, plagiarism and bodies of lies; this is what you uncover when you start digging into the history of anatomy. In a story published …
A look at cancer epigenetics
“Cancer is a disease of genes,” says dermatology professor Howard Chang, MD, PhD. So for healthy cells to turn malignant something must go wrong with their …
Final gift to Campaign for Stanford Medicine honors a family legacy of kindness
When Tho Nguyen donated to the Campaign for Stanford Medicine she was told her name would appear on a wall at the new Stanford Hospital. Nguyen …